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Dru Drury ( February 4 , 1725 – January 15 , 1804 ) was a British Entomologist , one of the foremost of his time. He was born in Wood Lane, London . His father was a Silversmith , and Dru took over the business in 1748 . He retired as a silversmith in 1789 to devote his time entirely to entomology. Drury had had a keen interest in entomology already earlier and was the president of the Society Of Entomologists Of London from 1780 to 1782 . He died in Turnham Green and was buried at St. Martin-in-the-Fields . From 1770 to 1787 , he published the three-volume ''Illustrations of Natural History, wherein are exhibited upwards of 240 figures of Exotic Insects'', which was later revised and republished under the title ''Illustrations of Exotic Entomology'' in 1837 . Drury was also a prolific collector—his collection comprised over 11,000 specimens. EXTERNAL LINK Illustrations of exotic entomology- online pictures |